ESHRE continues ban on human reproductive cloning"Irresponsible and unethical" says ESHRE The European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology, which represents more than 4,000 international fertility experts, has renewed its moratorium on the cloning of human babies. The organisation first took a decision in 1999 to implement a five-year voluntary moratorium on reproductive cloning when it became clear that technical advances arising from... View News Article (2003-06-29)

Number-crunching could lead to unethical choices, says new studyCalculating the pros and cons of a potential decision is a way of decision-making. But repeated engagement with numbers-focused calculations, especially those involving money, can have unintended negative consequences, including social and moral transgressions, says new study co-authored by a professor at the University of Toronto's Rotman School of Management. View News Article (2014-09-16)

Undisclosed payments to doctors recruiting trial patients is unethicalDoctors are often paid to recruit patients to clinical trials sponsored by pharmaceutical companies, yet such payments are often not disclosed to the patients. Researchers in this week`s BMJ argue that this practice is unethical and damages efforts to involve patients more fully in clinical trials. Over the years, payments have soared to thousands of pounds per completed patient, and well-... View News Article (2002-07-03)